
[Event "Titled Tue 8th Apr Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Topalov, A"]
[Black "Schmakel, Sam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2233"]
[BlackElo "2449"]
[ECO "A01"]
[PlyCount "108"]
1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Bg4 3.Nf3 Bxf3 4.exf3 Nd7 5.f4 Ngf6 6.f5 g6 7.fxg6 hxg6 8.g3 e5 9.Bg2 c6 10.h3 Bd6 11.d3 Qe7 12.Nd2 a5 13.a4 O-O-O 14.Qe2 Rhe8 15.O-O-O Ba3 16.Kb1 Bxb2 17.Kxb2 Qb4 18.Nb1 Nc5 19.Ka2 b5 20.axb5 a4 21.bxa4 Kc7 22.Qd2 Qxa4+ 23.Na3 d4 24.Rb1 Nd5 25.Bxd5 cxd5 26.Qb4 Kb6 27.Qxa4 Nxa4 28.Rb3 Rc8 29.Re1 f5 30.f3 e4 31.fxe4 dxe4 32.Nc4+ Rxc4 33.dxc4 Kc5 34.b6 Nxb6 35.Rb5+ Kc6 36.Rb4 Kc5 37.Kb3 Rd8 38.Rb5+ Kc6 39.Ra5 Nd7 40.Ra6+ Kb7 41.Rxg6 d3 42.cxd3 Nc5+ 43.Kc3 Rxd3+ 44.Kb4 Na6+ 45.Kb5 Rb3+ 46.Ka5 Ra3+ 47.Kb5 Rb3+ 48.Ka5 Nc5 49.Rg7+ Kc6 50.Rg6+ Kc7 51.Rg7+ Kd6 52.Rg6+ Ke5 53.g4 Nd3 54.Rf1 f4 0-1
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Topalov, A"]
[Black "Schmakel, Sam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2233"]
[BlackElo "2449"]
[ECO "A01"]
[PlyCount "108"]
1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Bg4 3.Nf3 Bxf3 4.exf3 Nd7 5.f4 Ngf6 6.f5 g6 7.fxg6 hxg6 8.g3 e5 9.Bg2 c6 10.h3 Bd6 11.d3 Qe7 12.Nd2 a5 13.a4 O-O-O 14.Qe2 Rhe8 15.O-O-O Ba3 16.Kb1 Bxb2 17.Kxb2 Qb4 18.Nb1 Nc5 19.Ka2 b5 20.axb5 a4 21.bxa4 Kc7 22.Qd2 Qxa4+ 23.Na3 d4 24.Rb1 Nd5 25.Bxd5 cxd5 26.Qb4 Kb6 27.Qxa4 Nxa4 28.Rb3 Rc8 29.Re1 f5 30.f3 e4 31.fxe4 dxe4 32.Nc4+ Rxc4 33.dxc4 Kc5 34.b6 Nxb6 35.Rb5+ Kc6 36.Rb4 Kc5 37.Kb3 Rd8 38.Rb5+ Kc6 39.Ra5 Nd7 40.Ra6+ Kb7 41.Rxg6 d3 42.cxd3 Nc5+ 43.Kc3 Rxd3+ 44.Kb4 Na6+ 45.Kb5 Rb3+ 46.Ka5 Ra3+ 47.Kb5 Rb3+ 48.Ka5 Nc5 49.Rg7+ Kc6 50.Rg6+ Kc7 51.Rg7+ Kd6 52.Rg6+ Ke5 53.g4 Nd3 54.Rf1 f4 0-1
[Event "Titled Tue 8th Apr Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.04.08"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Topalov, A"]
[Black "Schmakel, Sam"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2233"]
[BlackElo "2449"]
[ECO "A01"]
[Opening "Nimzovich-Larsen attack"]
[Variation "classical variation"]
[EventDate "2025.04.08"]
[WhiteFideId "925659"]
[BlackFideId "2039311"]
1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Bg4 3. Nf3 Bxf3 4. exf3 Nd7 5. f4 Ngf6 6. f5 g6 7. fxg6
hxg6 8. g3 e5 9. Bg2 c6 10. h3 Bd6 11. d3 Qe7 12. Nd2 a5 13. a4 O-O-O 14.
Qe2 Rhe8 15. O-O-O Ba3 16. Kb1 Bxb2 17. Kxb2 Qb4 18. Nb1 Nc5 19. Ka2 b5 20.
axb5 a4 21. bxa4 Kc7 22. Qd2 Qxa4+ 23. Na3 d4 24. Rb1 Nd5 25. Bxd5 cxd5 26.
Qb4 Kb6 27. Qxa4 Nxa4 28. Rb3 Rc8 29. Re1 f5 30. f3 e4 31. fxe4 dxe4 32.
Nc4+ Rxc4 33. dxc4 Kc5 34. b6 Nxb6 35. Rb5+ Kc6 36. Rb4 Kc5 37. Kb3 Rd8 38.
Rb5+ Kc6 39. Ra5 Nd7 40. Ra6+ Kb7 41. Rxg6 d3 42. cxd3 Nc5+ 43. Kc3 Rxd3+
44. Kb4 Na6+ 45. Kb5 Rb3+ 46. Ka5 Ra3+ 47. Kb5 Rb3+ 48. Ka5 Nc5 49. Rg7+
Kc6 50. Rg6+ Kc7 51. Rg7+ Kd6 52. Rg6+ Ke5 53. g4 Nd3 54. Rf1 f4 0-1